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#768 - Dr K HealthyGamer - How To Control Your Emotions & Become Mentally Strong

2024/4/8
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Dr. K: 科技,特别是社交媒体、电子游戏和色情内容,对大脑的影响总体上并不积极。长期逃避负面情绪会导致生活停滞,因为负面情绪是重要的信息和动力来源。社交媒体会加剧焦虑、抑郁等问题,因为它会放大生活中已存在的问题。对科技的羞耻感可能源于更深层次的羞耻感,处理这种羞耻感需要追溯其根源,并从不同角度审视它。处理负面情绪的关键在于从不同角度分析事件,理解情绪背后的原因和信息,而不是简单地逃避。西方处理羞耻感的方法包括:通过呼吸练习等调节生理反应;批判性地审视对自身和世界的结论;改变由结论导致的自动行为。人脑倾向于为了生存而扭曲现实,尤其对负面经历的记忆会产生偏差,这是一种生存机制。焦虑、抑郁和注意力缺乏的根源在于注意力控制能力的缺失,而现代科技加剧了这一问题。电子游戏中的失败并不会带来现实世界中的后果,这导致人们难以应对现实生活中的挫折和拒绝。男性与女性处理和整合情绪的方式不同,男性可以通过关注身体感受,并从理性角度推断情绪来更好地连接自身情绪。男性更容易出现情绪感知障碍(alexithymia),这导致他们难以察觉和处理自身情绪,从而影响生活。过多的自我意识本身并非好坏,关键在于能否控制和驾驭这种意识,将其转化为积极的工具。练习凝视(Trataka)和静坐(Dhyana)可以帮助提升注意力控制能力,并最终发现内心的快乐并非依赖于外在事物。凝视墙壁练习可以帮助人们与自身相处,面对内心的负面情绪,从而找到内心的平静。随着自我探索的深入,人们对自身理解的深度和广度会不断增加,负面情绪会逐渐消散。有效的治疗需要找到合适的治疗师,并积极与治疗师沟通,共同解决问题。传统的心理治疗对男性效果不佳的原因在于:治疗师和患者多为女性,治疗方法侧重于谈论情绪而非解决问题;男性更倾向于寻求解决问题的支持而非情绪支持。情绪疗愈的方式不限于语言表达,身体体验和精神层面也同样重要,男性需要探索更适合自己的疗愈方式。内容创作者面临着高强度工作、负面评论带来的心理压力以及职业发展瓶颈等挑战,导致许多人选择离开。互联网环境下的去人性化现象导致人们缺乏对内容创作者的同情和理解,加剧了他们的心理负担。每个人都或多或少地参与到互联网内容创作中,并承受着不同程度的心理压力,因此应该对他人抱有同情心,并认识到每个人的人生旅程都是独特的。将自我价值与成就分离的关键在于:认识到结果并非完全由自身掌控;消除自我(ego),专注于当下行为而非结果。对自身行为的羞愧和失望应指向行为本身而非自我价值,而培养同情心则有助于消除自我中心,专注于他人。 Chris: 对手机和社交媒体的负面关系和羞耻感,以及如何克服对技术的依赖。焦虑成本的概念,以及如何通过提前安排任务来减少焦虑。对现代社会中焦虑、抑郁和注意力缺乏问题的思考,以及如何通过注意力控制来改善这些问题。在虚拟世界中面对失败和拒绝的经验,如何帮助人们更好地应对现实生活中的挑战。如何更好地感受和整合情绪,以及男性和女性在处理情绪方面的差异。如何处理过多的自我意识,以及如何通过练习来控制和驾驭这种意识。如何将自我价值与成就分离,以及如何通过专注于行动而非结果来获得内心的平静和满足。对内容创作者倦怠现象的分析,以及如何帮助他们更好地应对职业挑战。对互联网环境下人际关系的思考,以及如何保持同情心和理解。

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Technology, while offering benefits, negatively impacts our brains by suppressing negative emotions. This short-term relief leads to long-term stagnation as we lose the motivation to address problems. The overreliance on technology to escape discomfort prevents personal growth and problem-solving.
  • Technology negatively impacts emotional circuitry, providing short-term relief but hindering long-term growth.
  • Suppressing negative emotions through technology removes the motivation to solve problems.
  • A generation is stuck due to the ability to escape problems with technology.

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Dr K is a psychiatrist, Harvard Medical School instructor, co-founder of Healthy GamerGG, Twitch streamer and a YouTuber.

Humans face a predicament that has never been seen before, a massive overload of stimulation. The effect of constant exposure to social media, video games, and porn is not good, but thankfully Dr K has developed a ton of powerful ways to finally take back control of your attention.

Expect to learn what social media is doing to our brains, how much we can attribute the mental health crisis to screens, why anxiety and depression are so prevalent, how to let emotions into your life more, why therapy so often sucks for men, why high profile YouTubers are quitting, how to separate your self worth from your accomplishments and much more...

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